Inflammation is one of the immune system’s most important defenses. When the body detects an infection or injury, it sends
Venus’s pale yellow clouds may hide something surprisingly dark
Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramatically in ultraviolet wavelengths. There, dark and bright
Scientists find a way to break pancreatic cancer’s protective shield
Researchers have identified a promising way to weaken one of pancreatic cancer’s key defenses against treatment. The approach focuses on
Physicists just found a tiny glitch in time itself
Quantum mechanics has always challenged our everyday understanding of reality. In the quantum world, particles can exist in a superposition
Ancient teeth reveal humans were getting high 25,000 years ago
Archaeologists from Griffith University have found evidence suggesting that humans were using mind-altering substances much earlier in time than scientists
Chinese scientists find a hidden atomic structure that unlocks methane
Partial oxidation of methane (POM) is considered a promising industrial method for producing syngas, a mixture commonly used to make
Doctors saved this rare monkey from amputation. Months later, she gave birth
A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot
Scientists say love follows hidden mathematical rules
Could lasting love have a mathematical formula? Researchers who have studied romantic relationships for decades say that the way feelings
Life uses 4 DNA letters. Scientists just made 8 work
All known life on Earth relies on the same four-letter genetic alphabet. Researchers at the University of California San Diego
Dark matter detector finds a strange signal scientists can’t yet explain
For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to identify dark matter, the invisible material thought to account for about